The Republican journal., 1887-12-22
Literature.

AND EXPRESSION. BY Il. n. Kirby, instructor
in elocution in Harvard University This vol
| llme has been written after repeated requests
from pupils, who wished the matter On clocl-
ton, as given by Mr.. Kirby in class and pri-
vate instruction. in printed form convenient
for reference. The aim of the author has been
| simply to make concise and practical hand
| book on elocution, adapted especially to the
| needs of those who have had no adequate III
struction or practice in an art which they must
use as readers, speakers or teachers. The ali-
/ thoritieS for the facts which the book contains
are specialists in their departments. and this
| fact makes the contents of standard value. 1t
| is not exclusively a book of principles. As !.
large number of selections have been added
for prolonged courses Of drill. These seiec-
! tions are especially adapted to cultivate tie
conversational. descriptive, didatc. sermonc
and oratoric styles of address. Lee 4 Shepard.
Boston. Price. Sl.25.
TIE COOPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH. By
| Laurence Gronlund. The author Of this worl,
| is Il Socialist, with advanced ideas, many Of
| which will meet with strong if not III lignant
protest The preface says: ''lt is German
| Socialism which is presented in the following
| pages. with this important modification that it
has been di"ested by mind, Anglo-Saxon in
! its dislike 2f all eXtraya@lncics and IN it, free
| dom from any VindictiYe feeling a4aimst jnr-
sans, who from circumstances VIVA, they
! are. In the first three chapters We present Tie
| socialist critiIUc OF the phenomena oI the era
| III which we are living; in the reXt three chap
| ters we indicate the coming Social order witch
| will, probably. develop itself out of tie pres
ent system: in the three that fellow Wc outline
the political and LEGAL machinery which very
| likely will be found necessary to the working
of that new order; in chapter, \. NJ and MI
we point cut the principal social effects which
may be expected to follow from it, and in the
last chapter we consider hov, tie reyoulion-the
change-is likely to he accomplished in our
| country and III England" Ice 4 shepard. Pos-
ton. Price. 81.
| MINGo AND OTHER SKETCHES. BY Joel
Chandler Harris. Al the papers in this volume
are compounded Of laughter and sentiment.
! tho latter element somewhat prci"minating.
| "Mingo Is m exquisite little sketch in which
the poor whites the quality. and the faithful
Old negro are finely eoiitra-ted; and i'll this
occurs one Of Mr. Ilarrl>s most brilliant
strokes. an inspiration " hich We are tempted
to call a flash of genius. Mr.. iIarI>'s feeling
| tor the negro character, beautifully exhibited
in ''Miigo." is shown again il. The sketch of
! Blue Dave. These two short pieces are most
perfectly finished. In "Bluc Dave there i,
| another happy Use of tie dramatic quality Of
uheNpectrdnr*>. M TeHgue PUteet'~" is q
more elaborate story, dealing with the moon-
sinners ot The Georgia lloIntai'i>, and embrac-
| liig an interesting dialect study aS Wei rs 4
striking picture Of character. The humor is
mere abundant and Of fuller flavor than i'll
III" other pieces. tut the .,0tc Of TRAGEDY i
sou'l'ed also, and pretty von Of sentiment
iln%eS The tale with an alluring color "A
Piece Of Land certainly rrpayS attention.
Ticknor'> Paper Series. ri.hnor & Co.. E,o,-
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| Morton Diaz. This is one OF the most nlI.ag-
ing of Mrs. H;az'> numerous books. 1t begins
with some village people taking counsel to@rt-
er how to turn the long winter evenings to tie
best account for pleasure and profit. That IL
curry results i'll an entertainment. Al! sorts
OF questions concerning their interests. biz and
little. come up and are talked about in Il neigh
horly way: and. they get engaged in these
neighhorly talks that they forget their oncl-
ness altogether. What is he>l in the book
we haze these actual talks set down in the
ta!kers' own words. the clear common sense
of neghbor> about their simple affairs unre-
strained by any anxiety as 10 lookel>-on. And
then by an easy turn the little affairs of i,l bury
have their corresponding bigger affairs il the
city. ID. lothrop Co., Boston. Price. Sl.23.
ATAILAIIAsSEEG Girl. BY Maurice Thom-
son. This novel is largely made up of faithful
and exquisite sketches of the local >ccnery and
customs of Tallahassee. strung together BY u
plot which in its delicate development and CON
slstcnt climax is marvel OF skin. gentle
Southern gir who is strangely lacking in the
supposed southern fire and intensity is the
heroine, and about her rcvoiye three lurk!c>,
wights who have lost their head, and hearts.
In rendering uncertain through some TWO hum
dre't pages. the object of Lurie'> ultimate
preference. the author displays Il rare degree
of ingenuity; and it is Il noteworthy fact that
he makes her choice artistic. even at the OK
pcn>e of some strong predictions on the part
of the reader Ticknol's Paper Series. 1ick-
nor 4 Co.. Boston. Price so ct>.
The New Moon for November leads oil with
Thanksgiving story, and has the usual lari,-
ty Of short stories and the continuation of The
Frozen Pirate. 1t is a very readable plblica-
ton.
Prof. Philip Schaf' will contribute the opei,-
ing paper in the January Century. His subject
Is The Roman Catacomb>." their origin ind
character, and their historic Nalu". Illustrations
accompany the article. showing The rough
sculpture and symbolic art Of the lnurt,r>'
tomh>.
The poet Whittier has ballad entitled me
Brown Dwarf Of Ruecn' in the January num-
Der of St. Nicholas Z. H. Bla>hi;eltl lurni,I.,
1t with several illustrations. The 4i.yhti lii
anniversary of the poets birth. itl>t cec-
brated. lends interest to this the longest poem
he has given to the public in some years.
The number Of The Living >4c fer the week,
ending Dee. 10th and Eth contain Ralph " aldo
Emerson. Westminster Review: 4 Teacher Of
the Violin. by }. ii. >hortholi-c, Aiarmillai.'>
Magazine: Realism and Romance. Contemroi-
AIRY: Sugar-Makin4 in Dclnerara. Month: ] poh-
ing Backwards. Temple Bar; Rabbit Cru~alin4
Chambers journal; Count Bclst. pualtuyly
Review; In an Old Chateau. Temple Bar: The
Castle OF Nimcigliata, Blackwood: Secret
Societies in the two Sicies. Fortnivtly
Peculiar People, l-onsnlans Magazine: Lord
Carteret. Temple Bar; The uNu> Bridge, III
James Gazette: with in>talmcntS of ''l,ichard
Cable, the lisht>hipnian,' poetry and miS2cI-
lany.